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If you have children (or a really tiny, angry boyfriend/girlfriend) who play games, then Hori has just the thing for you.

The Mini Wired Gamepad for the PlayStation 4 is officially licensed and specifically designed for smaller hands. It’s around 40% smaller than the standard DualShock 4 controller, and is as light as a few feathers (think ostrich). Of course, this reduction in size and weight comes with a few limitations (it’s got no motion sensors, vibration feedback or light bar), but nothing that’ll ruin the day.

I felt like Christmas had come early when the Astrum SM360 arrived for review. I love the sleek, velvet feel of the unit, and the top carry strap was a nice touch.

Equipped with a USB port, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth support, and a built-in FM tuner, the SM360 feels feature rich. The first connection I made was to my phone, which proved to be seamless and within a few seconds I was playing my first track. Seeing as “360” forms part of the name of this speaker, I assumed the SM360 would emit some form of virtual surround sound – but alas, it’s directional. One side of the speaker’s barrel has an 8W 70mm subwoofer, and the other two 2W 30mm tweeters, along with a bass reflex port.

Over the years, the mouse brand I’ve caressed in my paws more than any other is Logitech, so when this review unit came in and I noticed the familiar Logitech packaging, I shrieked with joy: “Mine mofos! MINE!”

Any publication that’s still claiming that high-end PC “gaming” hardware is driven by necessity is probably one you shouldn’t be taking too seriously. The numbers have been in for a while, and the truth is that DRAM kits such as these aren’t useful for improving your gaming performance. These kits exist purely to push the envelope insofar as PC component technology is concerned.

DDR4, much like all previous iterations of the specification, was never meant to achieve these frequencies, as it was initially spec’d from DDR4 1,600 to 3,200MT/s. That we managed to reach 4GHz and above in a mere three years is quite remarkable. With kits such as these, we’ve gone beyond 1GHz higher than the initially projected frequencies.

USB Type-C and the amount of data capable of being transferred at speed via this connection type is making life for devices with support for these ports a cinch, and this is made even more evident by the Astrum DA710 docking station. The humble USB port has come a long way since it was introduced to the world, and we’re much better off for it.

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